Weather Forecast: Monday to Continue Warming Pattern
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Overnight will be warmer with lows near 60 for Tampa
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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 6 a.m. Saturday when the driver tried to change lanes on northbound I-275.
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New World Brewery, a popular live-music spot with great craft beer and food that first opening in 1994 and closed in Ybor City a few years ago, is re-opening on February 12th, 2020 at 6PM with a new location near Sulphur Springs at 810 East Skagway Tampa, Florida 33604.
They will kick off their opening party with all-you-can-eat pizza and two drafts of beer for $ 35. Tickets are required to attend.
Tickets can be purchased at newworldtampa.com/store.
Here is a look at their menu via their website:
You can visit New World Brewery online at newworldtampa.com.
Three people pulled from a burning Pasco County home Friday night remain in critical condition.
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The woman, described as being in her 60s, was transported to a trauma center after being attacked by several dogs.
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Thursday night’s line of storms moved through the region and exited quickly, leaving damage in areas across the Tampa Bay Area.
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With 97% of precincts reporting, Pete Buttigieg leads Sen. Bernie Sanders by a margin of 0.14 percentage points.
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A Wind Advisory is in effect from this afternoon through tonight. South winds will increase 20 to 35 mph with higher gusts expected.
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President Donald Trump was acquitted Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history.
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The president said a lot of things during his State of the Union speech.
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Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister launches podcast to stay connected to the people he serves.
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Iowa Democratic Party said there were some discrepancies from their reporting systems. So it is now contacting each caucus leader to verify results.
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Currently, there are no confirmed cases in Florida.
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I joined the Founder and CEO of lunchpool, Alexander Abell, this week for a conversation about my history in food and advice for food influencers or best practices for those looking to grow as an influencer and how to get your start as a blogger or someone in writing.
I shared experiences about my journey and also upcoming events with the Tampa Bay Foodies Club.
Check out the chat in this video:
The Florida Highway Patrol is currently on scene of a deadly crash in Palm Harbor.
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Continuing its expansion, Blind Tiger Cafe is taking over a Starbucks location at the Westfield Brandon Mall across from the Apple Store. The busy mall in a densely populated area makes an interesting move for Blind Tiger who recently acquired another Starbucks location in the WestShore Plaza in Tampa and opened a number of new cafes recently in Downtown Tampa.
The listing for the new location is already active on the Westfield Brandon website, but says “coming soon” for now. I recently said that I would like to see more independent coffee shops in the Brandon area so it is definitely exciting to have a new coffee shop in town.
The projected opening date for the location is May 15th according to Blind Tiger Cafe Owner Roberto Torres.
The shooting happened in the Silverthorn subdivision.
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Some Republican senators are acknowledging President Donald Trump’s actions with Ukraine were questionable, but they say impeachment is not the answer
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Only 2 Republicans joined Democrats.
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Grubhub, a popular mobile ordering and delivery platform worth at least 5 billion dollars, is in hot water (again) after it was discovered that Grubhub is allegedly listing restaurants on the platform without their permission and offering delivery from Ghost Kitchens that don’t even represent the companies on their website.
Pim Techamuanvivit, owner of Kin Khao in San Francisco, wrote in a Twitter thread this past weekend, that her restaurant has been added to Grubhub and Seamless without her permission or any kind of agreement. She does not offer delivery or take-out, yet orders were fulfilled by another business posing as Kin Khao.
It isn’t the first time something like this happens or accusations are made. It was discovered last year that Grubhub was taking control of business listings through a partnership with platforms like Yelp and putting fake phone numbers on listings.
These numbers led to a Grubhub controlled number that then generated orders and charged restaurants for sending customers that were simply trying to order from the restaurant. Restaurants were shocked when they discovered they were paying Grubhub for a service they never agreed to.
Grubhub went as far as generating fake domains that seemed to be the official website of restaurants with menus that led to Grubhub for business orders. Over 23,000 domains were discovered by journalists at New Food Economy. In a normal world, there would be consequences for these actions.
Grubhub was basically forced by New York City to start changing the policy after threats were made and a class-action lawsuit was started against them by restaurateurs they charged for these “services” that is now asking for 5 million dollars.
Yet this continues:
Of course, this isn’t limited to just New York City or San Francisco. Once this story made its way around the internet business owners in other cities also began also crying foul. The story made it over to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and it seems this may be deeply run into the food ecosystem.
Which begs the question, is Grubhub scamming your restaurant business? Is Seamless? It’s probably best to look up your own listings to make sure.
Rumors are swirling online that Grubhub is for-sale. Whether that explains this rampant behavior against restaurants or not, one thing is clear: restaurant owners have a right to control of their businesses and this is wrong plain and simple.
Restaurants have a failure rate of 60% in their first year and 80% in their first five years. Foot traffic is falling and costs are going up. Isn’t it hard enough without someone taking control of your restaurant listings, phone number, and website presence?